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My house is for sale !!!

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Eagle Heights QLD Australia

READY TO PUT YOUR FEET UP?
If you are then this wonderful home located in an over 50′s gated community would be great place to do so. As good as new this low set brick & tile home has a lot to offer, and is one of the only homes in the estate to have a large covered patio area which is great for entertaining.

Features Include…..
~ Master bedroom with ensuite & walk in robe
~ Good sized 2nd bedroom with built-ins
~ Open plan kitchen with plenty of cupboards & electric cook top & oven
~ Combined lounge & dinning
~ A 2nd living area that could be utilised for many things
~ Large covered patio area at the rear of the home great for entertaining guests
~ Double lock-up garage with remote
~ Great sized laundry with direct access to washing line
~ Large main bathroom with separate bath, shower, vanity & toilet
~ Home backs onto park lands
~ Centrally located between Curtis Falls & the world famous gallery walk
~ Small gated community with weekly body corporate fees of $58 per week
~ Low maintenance gardens

So if you are ready to relax and enjoy life then please call the exclusive marketing agent for an inspection.

David Edwards. +61408 002 292

Ray White Rural Tamborine Mountain – North Tamborine
2-18 Main Street
North Tamborine, Qld 4272

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If you like this area give the agent a call very comfortable place.

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Rocca Calascio …

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“Rocca Calascio is a mountain top fortress or rocca in the Province of L’Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy.

At an elevation of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft), Rocca Calascio is the highest fortress in the Apennines. Built of stone and masonry exclusively for military purposes and intended only to accommodate troops and never as residence for nobles, the fortress overlooks the Plain of Navelli at one of the highest points in the ancient Barony of Carapelle.

Construction of the fortress started in the tenth century as a single watchtower. A walled courtyard with four cylindrical towers at the corners around a taller inner tower was added in the thirteenth century. The lower half of the fortress is built with distinctively larger stones than its upper half. It is believed that this feature was to make its base impenetrable to invaders. The fortress was never tested in battle. However, it was badly damaged in November 1461 by an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7 to 8 on the Richter Scale. While the town of Calascio, which lies below the fortress, was rebuilt, the fortress was not.

Near the fortress, at a slightly lower elevation, is Santa Maria della Pietà, an octagonal church built in the seventeenth century.

Rocca Calascio was the location for the final scene of Richard Donner film Ladyhawke. Rocca Calascio lies within the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park and alongside the high plain of Campo Imperatore.” Wikipedia

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Amazing castles …

Simply amazing architecture I marvel at the time and effort that must have gone into building these places.

Swallow’s Nest

Swallow’s Nest

Swallow’s Nest

Wadi Dhar Rock Palace, Yemen

Schloss Drachenburg

Lichtenstein Castle

Pena National Palace, Portugal

Edinburgh Castle from Grassmarket

Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church

Trakai Island Castle on Lake Galve

Neuschwanstein Castle

Bodiam Castle

Burg Eltz

Burg Eltz

Burg Eltz

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Prague Astronomical Clock …

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj (Czech: Pražský orloj [praʃskiː orloj]) is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working.

The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of  Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square. The clock mechanism itself is composed of three main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; “The Walk of the Apostles“, a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures—notably a figure of Death (represented by a skeleton) striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. Wikipedia

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The Great Staircase at Sudbury Hall …

Love it great architecture …

Late 17th-century house with sumptuous interiors and the Museum of Childhood
Two totally different experiences sitting side by side.

The country home of the Lords Vernon, a delight of 17th-century craftsmanship, featuring exquisite plasterwork, wood carvings and classical story-based murals. Be amazed by the grandeur of the Great Staircase and Long Gallery.

The Museum of Childhood is a delight for all ages with something for everyone.

Explore the childhoods of times gone by, make stories, play with toys and share your childhood with others. You can be a chimney sweep, a scullion or a Victorian pupil, and be captivated by our archive film, interactives and displays.

Sudbury Hall is a country house in Sudbury, Derbyshire, England.

Sudbury Hall is one the country’s finest Restoration mansions and has Grade I listed building status.

The Vernon family came to Sudbury as a result of the 16th century marriage of Sir John Vernon to Ellen Montgomery the Sudbury heiress. The house was built between 1660 and 1680 by George Vernon, grandfather of George Venables-Vernon the 1st Baron Vernon and is notable for its superb Great Staircase, fine Long Gallery, and portraits by John Michael Wright, and of Charles II‘s mistresses. Inside there are a mixture of architectural styles with beautiful carvings by Grinling Gibbons and Edward Pearce, murals by Louis Laguerre and elaborate plasterwork by Samuel Mansfield, James Pettifer and Robery Bradbury. The carvings above the main entrance porch were sculpted by William Wilson. There are formal gardens with a tree-fringed lake.

The house was also used as the internal Pemberley scenes in the BBC dramatisation (1995) of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

The property was leased for three years from 1840 by Queen Adelaide, the widow of William IV of the United Kingdom. It is now owned and maintained by theNational Trust. to whom it was gifted by the Vernon family in 1967.

The National Trust Museum of Childhood is housed in the 19th-century servants wing of Sudbury Hall. It should not be confused with the V&A Museum of Childhood, which is in London. Wikipedia

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The Nijo Castle …

Nijō Castle (二条城 Nijō-jō?) is a flatland castle located in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square meters, of which 8000 square meters is occupied by buildings. Wikipedia

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Reference: Kyoto Fan

Building a 30-Story Hotel in 15 days …

The link to this YouTube video was sent to me in an email share. I think it is amazing and interesting. I know there are quite a few followers that will enjoy it.

“The Chinese Sustainable building company, Broad Group, has yet attempted another impossible feat, building a 30-story tall hotel prototype in 360 hours, after building a 15-story building in a week earlier in 2011.”

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Outstanding Architecture – Sky Habitat Bishan Central Singapore

I usually take more than a passing interest in architecture but more likely old English buildings and structures. When I came across references to this project in Singapore I decided to do some research because it was outstanding and unusual to say the least.

Designed by Safdie Architects it is located in the heart of Bishan Central, one of Singapore’s choice residential areas, Sky Habitat will comprise approximately 509 apartments across two 38-storey towers. Designed by renowned international architect Moshe Safdie as a distinctive example of new urban living, the landmark project is minutes away from the Bishan transportation hub and is in close proximity to retail, entertainment and recreational facilities, as well as reputable local and international schools.

Safdie Architects project page will provide more images of the project.

The following YouTube video shows Moshe Safdie introducing the project.

More images of the project are at this website by designboom.

The official website is Sky Habitat at Bishan Central.

Certainly going to be a spectacular building I hope you find the information enjoyable.

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